UK links to torture

The case of Yunus Rahmatullah is only the tip of the iceberg of British complicity in torture in Afghanistan (Britain must get prisoner held by US in Afghanistan freed, say judges, 15 December). Last year, acting on my behalf, Public Interest Lawyers won a "partial victory" in the high court, when it ruled that Afghans detained by British forces could no longer be transferred to a detention centre in Kabul run by Afghanistan's intelligence agency (NDS), because of the risk of torture.

Since then, the UN has found compelling evidence of systematic torture in five facilities run by the NDS – including at least one facility deemed safe for detainee transfers by the high court.

Moreover, last year's ruling provides no protection for the thousands of Afghans being detained by Afghan forces – despite the fact that these forces are trained, funded and equipped by the US and Britain.Maya EvansSt Leonards on Sea, East Sussex